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On going from right to left in a period in the periodic table the electronegativity of the elements

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Decreases first then increases
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Increases
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Decreases
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Remain unchanged
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Solution

The correct option is B Increases
Electronegativity increases as moving from right to left along a period due to increase in effective nuclear charge.

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